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JUNE 



FOR FLAG DAY 



spangled lawysr British Baltimore 

 rockets famous 



" 'Tis the star spangled banner ! 



Oh, long may it wave 

 While the land of the free 

 Is the home of the brave ! " 



Everybody knows this beautiful song. 



And everybody should know the story of the 

 man who wrote it. 



Francis Scott Key was a young American 

 lawyer. He wanted to visit a friend. 



This friend was a prisoner on board a British 

 vessel. 



Key went to the ship carrying a white flag. 



